Javier Gomez has taken a job as communications director for the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, which sued the state for shortchanging New York City schools. Gomez most recently worked for the attorney general’s office –Â which defended the state in the CFE case. He was AG Andrew Cuomo’s deputy press secretary. Before that, he worked in the governor’s office andÂ for Bronx Borough Presidents Fernando Ferrer and Adolfo CarriÃ³n.

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